Improvement in gates



TINrT-ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE E. ranzig?, 0E JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY@v 3... -v g,A I lgMPRdyEMENjT InY GATES.A

Specification forming part ofy LettersPatent No. 1.172,852, dated February 1,1876; application led .1 Oetober4, 1875. -v y .of a single continuous lazy-,tongs device,

mounted'in a hinged orhpivoted post located intermediatelyy between the ends of thelazytongs, and pivoted to saidpost by fixed and movable pivot-joints, ashereinafter particularly set forth, whereby, when thelazy-tongs is folded back upon the central orintermediatelylocated post, both sections of the gate' willbe opened simultaneously, and whereby the opening or closing of either section of the lazytongs on one side of the post will operate to cause theother section on the other side of vthe post to open or close, and whereby, when thus closed back upon the said post, the lazytongs gate may be turned or swung upon the hinged or pivoted post, so as to form the least obstruction to the'passage or open ways.

Figure l is a view in' perspective of my gate, showing it extended to close a passageway 5 and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the lsame folded back'upon the hinged post.

In the drawings, the gate shown represents one-haltl of such a gate adapted for use upon ferry-boats or landings, where there are a passage-Way for teams in the center and side passage-ways for pedestrians. A is the lazytongs, which is mounted in the post- B,'wl1ich is located intermediately between the ends of said lazy-tongs. The said post B has the slotted opening al extending its entire length, as shown, through which the lazy-tongs extends, and forms the long gate b in the passageway for teams, and the short gateb in the passage-way for pedestrians: The lazy-tongs is secured to the post B on its lower edge by one of its joints, c, in the lower end ot' the j opening a, as shown, while its upper part is secured to said post, and at the Sametime the free movement of the lazy-tongs is permitted by means of the pivot of the joint c engaging in the vertical side slotsv d in the post, and in which slot said pivot travels. Upon the outer ends of the lazy-tongs, forming the gate-sections b and by', are end posts G, which are slotted or channeled out their entire length, as

shown at a', so that the final or.'end bars ofi tom of said posts, as shown, and by the ALnovable pivots of` the joints c at its upper side, which pivots e travel in the vertical slots f, formed in the posts C similarlyto the adjustment in the post B, the free movement of the tongs being thus secured. The arms g are hinged on the exterior of the posts C to the pivots e', and extend upward to andare hinged to the upper outer joint hof the tongs, as shown. The arms g, or the end bar of the tongs, may be made suitably thicker at said joint h or washers may be employed to keep the arms g in a right line with the post C. By means of this arrangement, when the gateway is opened the end post C will fold into 1 the arms g, and' the lazy-tongs may b e thus folded back closely against the post B, as shown in Fig.2. When the posts G are channeled out on their inner side, as shown in the drawings, they are preferably slotted on their outer sides at m, to permit thefree movement ot' thejoints c and c', and at the same time to.'l lessen the weight of the posts. The post C on the end ot' the long section bis preferably provided with ears n, into which the opposite section ofthe team-gate can be adjusted when thegates are closed, and with a brace-bolt, k, for securing the gates in closed position.

The post B is provided with the hin ,ge-pieces s, by which it may be hinged upon a fixed post; or said post may be mounted to revolve on a pivot, whereby, when the lazy-tongs is folded back into the position shown in Fig. 2, the gate may be swung around, so as to be parallel with the passage-way, and thus form the least obstruction to such passage or open way. The lazy-tongs being in one continuous 'single piece, extending upon either side of the post B, in which it is. hung, .it is evident that when either of the sections b or b upon either the latter located between the endsof the former, the said tongs having at its ends the post C, and being pivoted to each by two pins, one working in a slot in the post, whereby the said lazy-tongs may be operated to open and close two passage-Ways simultaneously, and whereby the opening or closing of the section of the lazy-tongs on either side of the post B will operate to open or close the other section p of the tongs on the other side of said post, as l described.

LAWRENCE F. FRAZEE.

Witnesses:

A. S. FITCH, FRED. E. BOND. 

